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CenterPoint Energy Announces Promotion of EVP & CFO Jason P. Wells to President and Chief Operating Officer; Dave Lesar to Continue to Serve as CEO

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Dave Lesar will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Dave Lesar will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer.
  • We know from our extensive shareholder engagement efforts that ensuring a deep leadership pipeline is also an important priority for our shareholders.
  • The selection of Jason Wells for this critical execution-focused role represents the achievement of a significant milestone, and the Board has every confidence in his continued leadership.
  • With approximately 8,900 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.

KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Centerpoint Meadows, a New-Home Community in Lockhart, Texas

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the grand opening of Centerpoint Meadows, a new, single-family home community in Lockhart.

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  • KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the grand opening of Centerpoint Meadows, a new, single-family home community in Lockhart.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221024005275/en/
    KB Home announces the grand opening of Centerpoint Meadows, a new-home community in Lockhart, Texas.
  • Centerpoint Meadows is zoned for Lockhart Independent School District, and community amenities will include a playground and park.
  • Residents will also enjoy the community amenities and nearby outdoor recreation and sports fields, said Ken Langston, President of KB Homes Austin division.

ZEVAC Earns ASME Petroleum Division Award

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Petroleum Division recognizes ZEVAC as this years recipient of the Project Excellence Award for work with CenterPoint Energys North Division.

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  • The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Petroleum Division recognizes ZEVAC as this years recipient of the Project Excellence Award for work with CenterPoint Energys North Division.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221011005987/en/
    Doug Sahm, ZEVAC Co-Founder & CTO, accepting the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Petroleum Division Project Excellence Award for work with CenterPoint Energys North Division.
  • The initiative, recognized for its impact, which won the 2022 award, is ZEVACs MINI Operational Deployment in Minneapolis, MN.
  • CenterPoint Energy and ZEVAC combined efforts to integrate methane mitigation equipment into maintenance crew trucks in the Minneapolis area.

ComEd Wins Communications Award Using Apogee Interactive’s Reliability Report Videos

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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ATLANTA, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apogee Interactive , the creator of the Envoy communications platform and personalized video bill explanations for utilities, proudly congratulates Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) as the recipient of Chartwells 2022 Best Practices Gold Communications Award.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apogee Interactive , the creator of the Envoy communications platform and personalized video bill explanations for utilities, proudly congratulates Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) as the recipient of Chartwells 2022 Best Practices Gold Communications Award.
  • ComEd will receive the prestigious award for its Personalized Reliability Reports (PRR) video developed by Apogee to educate customers about their outages.
  • As a result, ComEd partnered with Apogee Interactive to create Personalized Reliability Report (PRR) videos to help improve customers perception and overall customer satisfaction.
  • March through mid-April of 2022, ComEd emailed 2,113,393 PRR videos to residential customers.

Trimble's New Agriculture Displays Provide Next-Generation Performance and Connectivity for In-Field Operations

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its next-generation displays for precision agriculture applications—the Trimble® GFX-1060™ and GFX-1260™ displays. Trimble's portfolio of innovative displays enables farmers to complete in-field operations quickly and efficiently while also mapping and monitoring field information in real time with precision. With a range of functionality and price points, farmers can select the guidance solution that best fits their farming needs.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its next-generation displays for precision agriculture applicationsthe Trimble GFX-1060 and GFX-1260 displays.
  • Trimble's portfolio of innovative displays enables farmers to complete in-field operations quickly and efficiently while also mapping and monitoring field information in real time with precision.
  • With a range of functionality and price points, farmers can select the guidance solution that best fits their farming needs.
  • The displays are ISOBUS-compatible, which allows one display or terminal to control ISOBUS implements, regardless of manufacturer.

Fort Bliss to Implement Mission Critical Resiliency Upgrades

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Fort Bliss and the Army are leading the way to find partnerships that provide innovative solutions to energy and water resilience, reduction of consumption, and cost savings.

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  • Fort Bliss and the Army are leading the way to find partnerships that provide innovative solutions to energy and water resilience, reduction of consumption, and cost savings.
  • Estimated to save approximately $136.5 million over the performance period, the project scope consists of a micro-grid serving 142 buildings onsite with 102 of those buildings deemed critical to the Fort Bliss mission.
  • The project also includes 15MW Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) with 8MW of battery storage, major LED lighting upgrades, and water resiliency to East Fort Bliss that includes refurbishment of an existing water well and transmission lines connecting the well water supply to East Fort Bliss.
  • As a result, Fort Bliss is expected to be able to leverage the cost savings to implement the micro-grid to provide sustained energy for critical operations and fallback positions for Americas warfighters during grid outages.

Carson City, Nevada Invites Travelers to Recharge Their Western Spirit

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's something special about embarking on a road trip… your favorite car snacks, the perfect playlist, and the window rolled down with your arm out – surfing the breeze – as you and your friends or family make your way toward adventure. It's more than just traveling. Some might even call it a feeling. One that Carson City, Nevada is aiming to capture via a new campaign designed to drive people (pun intended) to its centerpoint destination.

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  • One that Carson City, Nevada is aiming to capture via a new campaign designed to drive people (pun intended) to its centerpoint destination.
  • Carson City is where the old west is preserved with a modern twist.
  • See how attendees recharged their western spirit and lived the good 'ol days via a cheeky, nostalgic photo-booth experience .
  • In the heart of the action, Carson City is nestled just minutes from the legendary Lake Tahoe, electrifying Reno, historic Virginia City and the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range.

$16M Final Judgment Entered for Worker Injured in 40-Foot Fall from Electrical Pole

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- District Court Judge Cory Sepolio entered a $16 million final judgment Monday in a lawsuit on behalf of Garett Wilder, an IBEW Local 66 member and former tower climber who suffered life-altering injuries after falling 40 feet from a CenterPoint Energy electrical pole. 

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  • In August, a Harris County jury found CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, joint and severally liable, for injuries that the Baytown resident sustained.
  • The jury deliberated four hours before returning its verdict in the 269th Judicial District, Harris County Civil Court.
  • "The final judgment being entered is the next step in ensuring Mr. Wilder's future is secure," says Provost Umphrey partner, Bryan O. Blevins, Jr .
  • We continue to be one of the most successful trial law firms in the nation by remaining Hard-Working Lawyers for Hard-Working People.

Trimble RTX Integrity Validates Positioning Data Accuracy to Support Safety-Critical Applications

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today data integrity monitoring for its precise point positioning (PPP) correction service, CenterPoint® RTX Fast. The Trimble RTX Integrity™ monitoring system is an innovative, patented solution, built in direct response to client requirements for production-ready applications. It continuously validates the reliability of correction data processed by the network, which is broadcast to users in the agriculture, geospatial, construction and automotive industries, ensuring positioning data is right the first time. 

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  • The Trimble RTX Integrity monitoring system is an innovative, patented solution, built in direct response to client requirements for production-ready applications.
  • Through a unique two-step process, the Trimble RTX Integrity system verifies the integrity of GNSS data received from satellites and filters faulty information in the network server before the data is broadcast.
  • Trimble RTX Integrity is comprised of independent monitoring stations strategically positioned across RTX Fast networks in the United States, southern Canada and across Europe.
  • Any suspicious satellite data is removed during the integrity protection process and positioning is calculated using only validated data.

PVS Chemicals and ESG to Improve Sustainability at Chicago Sulfuric Acid Plant

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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CHICAGO, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PVS Chemicals, Inc. (PVS) is partnering with Energy Systems Group, LLC (ESG), a leading sustainable energy solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., to significantly improve sustainability at its sulfuric acid plant, located in Chicago, Illinois, by capturing waste steam to generate 2.6 MW of renewable electricity through a steam turbine generator in the new onsite Waste Heat to Power (WHP) Plant. The $14.2 million project, signed in June 2022, will create electricity from waste steam to generate renewable energy that is expected to cover approximately 95% of all plant electricity needs. The project should also eliminate over 12,700 tons of CO2 emissions per year, lessen utility interruptions from voltage trips, and reduce purchased water and chemical consumption.

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  • This generated energy also ensures that reliable, high quality sulfuric acid production continues so the plant can consistently meet production targets and demand.
  • Steam is generated as a result of the exothermic reaction utilized to produce sulfuric acid.
  • ESG applauds PVS for their dedication and passion to a cleaner, more sustainable environment, says Jarrett Simon, Vice President of ESG, Public Sector and Sustainable Infrastructure.
  • PVS is a global manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of high- quality chemicals and provides reliable transportation services to its suppliers and customers.